The Role of Viral Infections and Vaccines in the Pathogenesis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Recent evidence links specific bacterial, viral infections, and vaccination to the development of APS, but these associations are not clear-cut.
All articles by Helen Fosam, PhD
Are Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated With Accelerated Cardiovascular Events in SLE?
The risk factors for accelerated cardiovascular disease among young women with SLE remain unclear, with multiple studies producing conflicting results.
Diagnosing Lyme Disease in Children With Neuropsychiatric Illness
Health professionals from many disciplines need to be able to recognize the clinical presentations, essential diagnostic tests, and treatment approach of Lyme neuroborreliosis.
Gender Differences in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Comparing Disease Burden and Treatment
An improved understanding of the gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis can improve disease treatment and reduce disease burden.
Examining the Therapeutic Possibilities of Nutrition in Fibromyalgia
Providing guidance to improve dietary behavior, which may include supplementation to achieve an optimal nutritional status, can contribute to improved control of fibromyalgia symptoms.
Examining Unmet Needs of Joint Disease Associated With Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Deposition
Addressing the challenges associated with clinical management of calcium pyrophosphate crystal deposition must start with understanding the unmet needs of associated joint damage and establishing a clearly defined strategy to address these needs.
Managing Dietary Supplements and Complementary Medicines in Osteoarthritis
Dietary supplements are widely used by patients with osteoarthritis, but the safety and efficacy of supplements remain unclear and are often misconstrued by mainstream media.
Challenges of Targeting Remission in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Current guidelines define remission as the absence of clinical and laboratory evidence of significant inflammatory disease, but the tools that are currently available are inadequate to assess clinical remission.
Identifying SLE-Related Health Demands Using Data Mining, Big Data
“Infodemiology” and “infoveillance” are terms used to describe an emerging approach to public health research, based on Google Trends big data monitoring and data mining.
Unmet Needs in the Pathogenesis, Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Improved survival has ushered in new challenges that inadvertently increase the risk for death in patients with SLE.
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